The League of Extraordinary Scientists and Engineers (LXS) have partnered with the J.Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) to bring students from Encanto ES, Jefferson ES, Johnson ES, Washington ES, and Webster ES to visit the La Jolla Tide pools between November 2019 and February 2020.
The King Tide Experience will allow students to explore tide pools alongside oceanographers, microbiologists, and other scientists. The participants learn about king tides, tidal zones, and view macrofauna that are present in the pools.
The 4th and 5th graders also have a chance to look for sharks, Bat Rays, Seals, and other species from the SIO pier! The Scientists demonstrate how to perform a plankton tow and discuss how and why we collect organisms.
Students are able to examine Ocean organisms in the J.Craig Venter Mobile lab under high powered microscopes. The microscopes allow students to visualize what a plankton tow looks like and any water that is collected in the tide pools.
Thank you to our partners at LXS, JCVI, and OIS for inviting our students to participate!
